Workshop held for journalists

By A Staff Reporter  Kathmandu, June 17: Gorkhapatra Corporation (GC) has organised a two-day workshop on ‘Content Planning and Production’ for journalists of The Rising Nepal and Gorkhapatra dailies from Thursday.

On the first day, senior journalist Dhrubahari Adhikary and Geja Sharma Wagle, a defence and international affairs expert, spoke on the contents of the dailies and the issues of foreign affairs and security.

“Gorkhapatra Corporation’s publications are credible news sources for the public. They work like eyes and ears of the public. Its contents should reflect more of public concern,” said Adhikari.

“Gorkhapatra Corporation’s publications are credible news sources for the public. 

Similarly, Wagle suggested focusing on people's rights and democracy to make the publications better. “Nepal’s relation with China and India is important and its reporting should be conducted cautiously and truthfully without being biased,” Wagle said.

Gorkhapatra Corporation’s executive Chairman Bishnu Subedi pledged to conduct similar workshops and training to the journalists and upgrade the publications in the days ahead.